Collegiate Church
Piazza Collegiata, Bellinzona 6500 - Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0)91 825 21 31 - Fax: +41 (0)91 821 41 20
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The Collegiate Church, dedicated to St Peter and St Stephen, dates back to 1424, but was substantially rebuilt in 1527 by Tomaso Rodari (1484-1526), who was also responsible for the Como Cathedral in Italy. It has a Renaissance façade of Castione stone which features a beautiful five metres in diameter, twelve-segment, rose window, and the town’s crest over the entrance. Highlights of the rich baroque interior include the marble high altar, decorated with a fine 1658 ‘Crucifixion’ by Simone Peterzano (c.1540-c.1596), the ‘scagiola’ pulpit and the angel musicians fresco, dating from around 1770 by Giuseppe Felice Orelli (1706-1776c).
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